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Rising temperatures increase health risks
Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And...
Tags: Air Pollution, Global Change, Ecosystems, Environmental Pollution, Health and Safety at School
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Nathaniel M. Pigman Jr., statistician
Nathaniel M. Pigman Jr., a retired statistician and teacher, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure Oct. 15 at the Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia. He was 92 and had lived in Columbia and Edgewater. Born in...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Government Health Care, Colleges and Universities, University of Virginia, Health and Safety at School
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Dr. Solbert Permutt, physiologist
Dr. Solbert "Sol" Permutt, a retired physiologist and teacher who helped expand the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, died of esophageal cancer May 23 at Roland Park Place. The longtime Mount...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Esophageal cancer, Asthma, Opera (genre), Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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John Joseph Scocca, Hopkins biochemistry professor
John Joseph Scocca, a retired Johns Hopkins biochemistry professor recalled for his keen critical eye, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease May 10 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 72 and lived in Aberdeen.
Born in South Philadelphia,...Tags: Pakistan, Memorial Stadium, Health and Safety at School, New York City, Family
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Dr. James Burch Brooks
Dr. James Burch Brooks, a retired orthopedic surgeon who spent his more than four-decade career with the Four East Madison Orthopedic Association, died Sunday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Union Memorial Hospital.
The Cross Keys resident...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Eleanor Roosevelt, Jones Falls Expressway, Christianity, Jones Falls
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Wilbur O. Miller, career Army officer, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterWilbur O. Miller, a career Army officer who fought in World War II and Korea, died Aug. 6 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Oak Crest Village in Parkville. He was 95. Born and raised in Baltimore, he was a 1934 graduate of Polytechnic...Tags: University of Detroit Mercy, World War II (1939-1945), Armed Conflicts, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Parkville
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Helen H. Fingles, apartment manager, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterHelen H. Fingles, former assistant manager of a University Parkway apartment building, died Aug. 14 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at her Ocean City home. The Mercy Ridge Retirement Community resident was 81. The daughter of a construction...Tags: Condos, Maryland, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Diseases and Illnesses, Hamilton
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Medical-religious partnerships can address health needs of an aging society
In my July 7 column, "Sharing learning opportunities has come full circle," I mentioned that I couldn't fit into that column all the information I had learned at the Maryland Gerontological Association's spring conference. One of the topics I didn't...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Maryland, Diseases and Illnesses, Duke University, Medical Services
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Hazel E. Melchior, registered nurse, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterHazel E. Melchior, a retired registered nurse and avid reader, died Aug. 18 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 88. The daughter of a postal worker and a homemaker, the former Hazel E. Bready was born...Tags: Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland), The New York Times, Health and Medical Professionals, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Parkville
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Charles A. 'Charlie' Wilson, businessman
Charles Alego "Charlie" Wilson Jr., retired owner of a Baltimore stationery company, died Tuesday from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his Easton home. The former Stevenson resident was 91. Mr. Wilson was born in Baltimore...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Fishing, Companies and Corporations, Johns Hopkins University
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Blood pressure drug could fix lung damage in smokers
A new study from Johns Hopkins shows that commonly used blood pressure drugs can prevent the most serious smoking-related lung damage in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the nation's third leading cause of death.
The study involved...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Medical Research, Lungs and Airways, Cozaar (drug), Human Body
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W. Thomas Barnes
W. Thomas Barnes, retired chief financial officer of Johns Hopkins Hospital whose charitable interests included many Baltimore nonprofits, died Jan. 17 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville....Tags: University of Baltimore, Finance, Elkton, Corporate Officers, Finance
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